Payback’s a Witch

Lana is the author of four YA novels about modern-day witches and historical murderesses. Born in Serbia, she grew up in Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria before moving to the US, where she studied psychology and literature at Yale University, law at Boston University, and publishing at Emerson College. She recently moved to Chicago with her family.

The Witches of Eastwick meets The L Word in this fresh, sizzling rom-com by Lana Harper.Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one-in part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own way in the world, and only the very tiniest bit to do with Gareth Blackmoor, heir to the most powerful magical family in town and casual breaker of hearts and destroyer of dreams.But when a spellcasting tournament that her family serves as arbiters for approaches, it turns out the pull of tradition (or the truly impressive parental guilt trip that comes with it) is strong enough to bring Emmy back. She's determined to do her familial duty; spend some quality time with her best friend, Linden; and get back to her real life in Chicago.On her first night home, Emmy runs into Talia Avramov-an all-around badass adept in the arts of divination-who is fresh off a bad breakup…with Gareth Blackmoor. Talia had let herself be charmed, only to discover that Gareth was also seeing Linden Thorn-unbeknownst to either of them. And now she and Violet want revenge. Only one question stands: Is Emmy in?But most concerning of all: Why can't she stop thinking about the terrifyingly competent, devastatingly gorgeous, wickedly charming Talia Avramov?

RESURGENCE OF FANTASY, BUT WITH A TWIST: Witches are back, with readers looking for more novels about witches and their emphasis on female empowerment and Payback's a Witch is perfectly suited to that growing demandCROSSOVER APPEAL: This is a rom-com at its core but the witchy, paranormal aspect will appeal to fantasy readers as wellGREAT ADDITION TO OUR LIST OF QUEER ROMANCES: We are quickly growing our list of queer romances, having published the first this past May after much anticipation and excitement from readers, and this F/F romance will be a wonderful additionADULT DEBUT: The author has written YA novels under the name Lana Popovic and this book has definite crossover appeal to the YA readershipTIMING IS PERFECT FOR HALLOWEEN: This book is publishing in mid-October, so this witch-filled novel is perfect for Halloween loversWE PLAN TO CONTINUE PUBLISHING WITH HER: We have two more books in our contract, and these will be sequels set in the same witchy world, featuring secondary characters from this first book